Meaning of defect in English
defect
verb [ I ]
us
/dɪˈfekt/ uk
/dɪˈfekt/
to leave a country, political party, etc., especially in order to join an opposing one:
When the national hockey team visited the U.S., half the players defected.
The British spy, Kim Philby, defected to the Soviet Union/defected from Britain in 1963.
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Meaning of defect in English
defect
verb [ I ]
us
/dɪˈfekt/ uk
/dɪˈfekt/
to leave a country, political party, etc., especially in order to join an opposing one:
When the national hockey team visited the U.S., half the players defected.
The British spy, Kim Philby, defected to the Soviet Union/defected from Britain in 1963.
Compare
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